ROSEAU COUNTY HAD A SINGLE DAY HIGH IN NEW CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES YESTERDAY, WITH 26 NEW CASES. ROSEAU COUNTY IS AT A CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF 311 CASES SINCE APRIL; THAT TOTAL IS 98 MORE CASES THAN THE PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY. THERE WERE 98 CURRENTLY ACTIVE COVID CASES IN THE COUNTY YESTERDAY.
GREENBUSH-MIDDLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT RESIDENTS VOTE TUESDAY ON AN OPERATING REFERENDUM THAT INCREASES BY EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS PER STUDENT. DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND THE RESULTING DECREASE IN STATE FUNDING HAS LED TO STAFFING CUTS AND OTHER COST REDUCTIONS IN THE G-MR SCHOOL DISTRICT IN RECENT YEARS.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL HAS STUDENTS AND STAFF QUARANTINED DUE TO CLOSE CONTACTS WITH CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES,AND SUPERINTENDENT TOM JEROME SAYS THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ADEQUATE STAFFING ….
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL STARTS FLEXIBLE LEARNING FRIDAYS TOMORROW AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL; THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN IN A HYBRID MODE AT THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH LEVELS SINCE THE SECOND WEEK OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
ROSEAU’S MEMORIAL ARENA OPENS MONDAY, BUT PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR SARA VATNSDAL HAS HAD NO APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT AT THE ARENA. SHE SAYS IT’S A PART-TIME, 20-40 HOUR JOB; WITH FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES AND PAY STARTING AT OVER FOURTEEN DOLLARS AN HOUR.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, THIS WEEK, MET BY TELEPHONE WITH KITTSON COUNTY OFFICIALS ON THE PROSPECT OF SHARING A COUNTY HIGHWAY ENGINEER.
ROSEAU COUNTY HAS BEEN WITHOUT A COUNTY ENGINEER SINCE BRIAN KETRING’S DEPARTURE THIS PAST SUMMER FOR A POSITION WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
KITTSON COUNTY HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR AN ENGINEER SINCE KELLY BENGTSON LEFT FOR A JOB AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY. BOTH COUNTIES HAVE FOUND AN EXTREMELY LIMITED POOL OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS.
THE GREENBUSH FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS A FUNDRAISER MEAL SUNDAY AT THEIR FIRE HALL. RANDY JENSON SAYS THE GREENBUSH VOLUNTEERS AVERAGE ABOUT 35 CALLS PER YEAR; THAT THEY ARE WELL-STAFFED, BUT ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE FIREFIGHTERS …
MORE THAN A MILLION ABSENTEE BALLOTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACCEPTED BY LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS IN MINNESOTA, BUT AT LEAST SOME BALLOTS WILL BE COUNTED UP TO SEVEN DAYS AFTER NEXT TUESDAY –
BECAUSE THE STATE LEGISLATURE ALLOWED FOR BALLOTS POSTMARKED BY NOVEMBER 3RD TO BE TALLIED.
MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE STEVE SIMON SAYS THAT DOESN’T NECESSARILY MEAN RACES WON’T BE DETERMINED NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT …
WARROAD’S GIRL GHOST HUNTERS WILL BE DOING A PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION AT MIND GAMES IN ROSEAU HALLOWEEN NIGHT. CHRIS REED OF WARROAD LEADS THOSE GHOST HUNTERS … THERE IS A THIRTY DOLLAR CHARGE TO ATTEND THE SATURDAY EVENING EVENT.
FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH IN ROSEAU WILL HAND OUT HALLOWEEN TREAT BAGS SATURDAY EVENING (5-7 PM) AT THE CHURCH.
AN OUTSIDE TREAT WALK IS SATURDAY AFTERNOON (4-5 PM) AT OAK CREST SENIOR HOUSING IN ROSEAU.
MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH HAS IT’S ANNUAL TRUNK OR TREAT HALLOWEEN EVENT SATURDAY EVENING (5-7 PM).
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD, LAST WEEK, HEARD THAT AN AMERICAN INDIAN PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ROSEAU. THAT COMMITTEE IS REQUIRED WHEN A SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS TEN OR MORE AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS ENROLLED.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, EARLIER THIS MONTH, APPROVED EXTENDING THE LINE OF FLAGS ON 3RD STREET AT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK TO HIGHWAY ELEVEN.
Last modified: 10/29/2020
